Tag: running
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PTRA TALK 3: “Physiological and psychological demands of training for elite trail runners”
Hosted by the PTRA Founders and elite athletes Francesco Puppi & Kilian Jornet, it will be celebrated on 10th February at 7PM CET and open to everyone. The PTRA is thrilled to present the third event of the PTRA TALKS Series to be celebrated on the 10th February at 7PM CET with the subject “Physiological…
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Introducing the PTRA TALKS for elite athletes
Starting in 16th January with “Athletes & Brands Relationship. Running Contracts” and continuing on the 22nd January with “Resumption of Running for Postpartum Athletes” The PTRA is happy to present some exciting news for this year, starting for a Series of PTRA TALKS for elite athletes. They’ll be free for all the PTRA members, recorded…
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PTRA LAUNCHES THE WOMEN IN TRAILRUNNING FUND

The Professional Trail Running Association (PTRA) is a global athlete-run nonprofit dedicated to upholding values of the trail running community. The PTRA Women’s Equality Workgroup works with the PTRA Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity (AID) Workgroup on the “Here for the Women’s Race” campaign. The money raised in this initiative aims to increase visibility of untold…
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PTRA COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW UTMB WORLD SERIES ANTI-DOPING POLICY

As PTRA we are happy to have contributed to the talks with UTMB Group to work for a new anti-doping policy in the UTMB World Series to support the growth of the sport and guarantee the integrity and transparency of the competition. This anti-doping testing and framework that you’ll see implemented as in-competition controls as…
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PTRA POSITION REGARDING UTMB AND THE LETTER OF ZACH MILLER AND KILIAN JORNET

On January 23rd 2024, a meeting between UTMB, Kilian Jornet, Zach Miller and the Pro Trail Runners Association was held. The meeting was initiated by UTMB after an email that Kilian and Zach sent out to the top 15 ranked men and women trail runners (based on the UTMB index), expressing concerns on the current…